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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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